“A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through”.

(Jules Verne)

Which law is Macavity breaking in the light of the comment above?

Read the first stanza and think.

(i) Is Macavity a cat really?

(ii) If not, who can Macavity be?

Complete the following sentences.

(i) A master criminal is one who ……………… .

(ii) The Scotland Yard is baffled because …………….. .

(iii) ………………….. because Macavity moves much faser than them.

Read stanza 3, and then describe Macavity in two or three sentences of your own.

Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for each of the following statements.

(i) Macavity is not an ordinary cat.

(ii) Macavity cannot do what a fakir can easily do.

(iii) Macavity has supernatural powers.

(iv) Macavity is well-dressed, smart and bright.

(v) Macavity is a spy, a trickster and a criminal, all rolled in one.